Bibi Russell

Bibi Russell

Bibi Russell in 2009
Born 1950
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Nationality Bangladeshi
Alma mater London College of Fashion
Occupation Entrepreneur, fashion designer, model
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1]
Parents
  • Mokhlessur Rahman (father)
  • Shamsunnahar Rahman (mother)

Bibi Russell (born in 1950) is a Bangladeshi fashion designer and former international model.

Career

Russell was born in 1950 in Chittagong, Bangladesh to Mokhlessur Rahman and Shamsun Nahar.[2] She grew up in Dhaka studying in Kamrunnessa Govt. Girls' High School and Later College of Home Economics, Azimpur, Dhaka.[3] She earned a graduate degree in fashion from London College of Fashion in 1975. In the next five years, she worked as a model for different magazines including Vogue, Cosmopolitan and Harper's Bazaar.[1] She also worked as a fashion model in fashion shows until 1994, working with Yves Saint Laurent, Kenzo, Karl Lagerfeld and Giorgio Armani.[1] Having returned to Bangladesh in 1994, Russell opened Bibi Productions, a fashion house, fusing indigenous Bengali cultural elements into her line. As of 2004, her company employed 35,000 weavers in rural Bangladesh.[1]

Fashion shows

With assistance from UNESCO, Russell organized her first European fashion show in Paris in 1996. She also organized fashion show, The Colours of Bangladesh, in Spain in 1997.[4] Recently participated in India in 2016 at India Runway Week seventh edition where presented her latest collection on Rajasthan khadi, her collection impressed the Indian fashion industry. Recently (in 2016) she showcased her collection for opening show at Indian Federation for Fashion Development's India Runway Week Season 7.[5]

Awards

Russell was rewarded Cross of Officer of the Order of Queen Isabella by the King of Spain.[4] It was presented by Spanish Ambassador to Bangladesh, Arturo Perez Martinez. Russell is also a Fellow of Bangla Academy.[4] The Asiaweek magazine highlighted her as "One of the 20 people to watch in the Millennium". She was awarded the Honorary Fellowship of the London Institute in 1999. UNESCO awarded her the title Designer for Development in 1999. She also got the title of Artist for Peace by the UNESCO in 2001 and the Peace Prize by the United Nations Associations of Spain in 2004.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kajalie Shehreen Islam. "Bibi Russel - Weaver of Coloured Dreams". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  2. ↑ "Bibi Russell, Taibun Nahar get Rokeya Padak". NewsBangladesh.com. 8 December 2015.
  3. ↑ http://archive.thedailystar.net/magazine/2004/02/03/coverstory.htm
  4. 1 2 3 STS. "bibi does it again". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 2010-11-29. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  5. ↑ "India Runway Week Season 7 - Opening show".
  6. ↑ "Tribute to Bibi Russell and Fashion for Development Project". Retrieved 2012-11-13.
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